For a well-educated, working mother of four young kids to rise so far on her own terms — in a party often vilified by the left as sexist and misogynistic, nonetheless — certainly seems like a success story worth celebrating.

In the end, that her decidedly historical achievement as a woman has been generally overlooked might have more to do with her political affiliation than anything else.

Her dedication to her goal and her candidate, however, has clearly paid off.